Removing and installing steering column switch base, Valeo — VW
Removing and installing steering column switch base, Valeo on VW: 14 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code A33
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📋 Procedure
- ⚠ To disconnect and reconnect the battery, the procedure described in the workshop manual should be strictly adhered to . — Disconnect battery .
- Remove steering wheel Running gear, axles, steering48Steering wheel; Removing and installing steering wheel.
- Remove steering column trim General body repairs, interior68Compartments/covers; Removing and installing upper steering column trim.
- Remove steering column electronics control unit J527.
- Remove steering column combination switch E595.
- Drill out shear-head bolts (1) of steering lock housing (3). [Note: Bolts M8 (1), core hole diameter 6.8 mm.]
- Pull steering lock housing (3) and steering column switch base (2) off the steering column towards the rear.
- Remove steering lock housing from steering column switch base.
- Insert steering lock housing (3) into steering column switch base (2).
- Push steering column combination switch E595 straight into steering column switch base until it securely engages.
- Push preassembled unit consisting of steering lock housing, steering column switch base and steering column combination switch E595 onto steering column as far as the stop and align the threaded holes.
- Secure steering lock housing (3) to steering column using new shear-head bolts (1).
- Tighten new shear-head bolts (1) until bolt heads shear off.
- Connect battery .
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